Rourkela, sixteenth January 2025: The Vedanta Kalinga Lancers put up a shocking attacking show to cruise to an emphatic 5-1 win in opposition to Delhi SG Pipers within the Hero Hockey India League Males’s conflict on the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Thursday. Nicholas Bandurak (11’), Arthur van Doren (36’), Thierry Brinkman (38’, 43’), and Gursahibjit Singh (45’) netted objectives for Lancers, whereas Corey Weyer (46’) scored a solitary objective for Pipers.
The Delhi SG Pipers have been the aggressors from the get-go and received the sport’s first penalty nook within the fourth minute. Tomas Domene fired a strong slapshot, which was met by a clear block from Krishan Pathak. The Kalinga Lancers got here near scoring within the eighth minute however have been denied by a collection of very good saves from Pawan Kumar between the sticks. The Lancers discovered a well past Pawan within the eleventh minute, after a relentless assault from Nicholas Bandurak. The Englishman had a go at objective from the sting of the circle, which was blocked by Pawan, however the rebound landed kindly for Bandurak. He smashed the ball dwelling from shut vary to present the Lancers a 1-0 lead.
The SG Pipers discovered a gap within the twenty third minute when Lucas Toscani made a mazy run into the circle and received a penalty nook after being stick-checked. Rohit Kumar struck a strong strike, however Pathak got here to his facet’s rescue but once more with a medical save. Iktidar Ishrat had an opportunity quickly after when he latched onto a unfastened ball, however his tomahawk strike drifted huge of the goal. Dilpreet Singh additionally had an opportunity to double the Lancers’ lead on the different finish, however he too couldn’t maintain his try heading in the right direction. Domene’s dragflick within the last minute of the second quarter failed to hassle Pathak because the Lancers went into the interval with a slender 1-0 lead.
The SG Pipers, who had extra possession and circle penetrations within the first half of play, started the third quarter in high-quality vogue by profitable two penalty corners contained in the opening minute. Nevertheless, it wasn’t meant to be for them as Pathak remained unbeatable. The Lancers doubled their lead within the thirty sixth minute after a shocking penalty nook variation. Arthur Van Doren met a disguised dragflick together with his outstretched stick, in what was a implausible attacking transfer. Thierry Brinkman made it 3-0 two minutes later when he stole the ball from the SG Pipers’ defence and slotted it previous Pawan to internet his fifth objective of the season.
Brinkman struck once more within the forty third minute when Pawan charged off his line to disclaim Angad Bir Singh. Nevertheless, the ball took a deflection and Brinkman was well-placed to place the ball into an unguarded objective and make it 4-0. That objective made Brinkman the season’s high scorer.
The scoreline learn 5-0 within the Lancers’ favour within the forty fifth minute as Rosan Kujur dribbled his method down the precise flank and completely laid it for Gursahibjit Singh, who made no mistake.
The SG Pipers pulled one again within the forty sixth minute when Jake Whetton received the ball and located Corey Weyer, whose thunderous tomahawk sneaked previous Pathak. Nevertheless, that was too little too late for the Delhi SG Pipers because the Vedanta Kalinga Lancers clinched a commanding victory.
